نَبيّ لَهُ في كُل فَضل تَقَدم

يُريك عُلاهُ فَوقَ كُل مكملِ

A prophet with precedence in every virtue

His loftiness shows above all the perfected ones

وَجيه بِهِ يَستَمطرُ الفَضلُ وَالعَطا

وَيَفجأ بِالمَأمولِ كُل مُؤملِ

His face, with it grace rains down and gifts gush forth

And surprises every hopeful with what is wished for

فَمَن مِثلهُ وَالحَق جَل جَلاله

يُفاتحه بِالمَدح في كُل مَنزلِ

So who is like him? And God, Glorified is He

Addresses him with praise at every halt

وَيتحفه مِنهُ بِكُل خصيصةٍ

أَبانَت لَهُ العليا عَلى كُل مُرسلِ

And grants him of Himself every special quality

Made clear to him, the Sublime, over every messenger

وَفي حَضرة التَّقريب أَعطاهُ رُتبَةً

تَأَخَر عَنها كُلّ صاحب منزلِ

And in the presence of proximity, He gave him a rank

Beyond which every companion at a spiritual station fell short

فَلا غايَة إِلّا وَمرماه فَوقَها

وَلا سَيد إِلّا وَعَن فَيضِهِ وَلي

So there is no ultimate goal but that his goal is beyond it

No master but by his overflowing grace is a loyal subject

وَيَكفيك بِالإِسراءِ عِلماً بِقدره

وَبِالمَجد ما في الذكر مِن ذِكرِهِ العَلي

And suffice you the Ascension as a knowledge of his value

And the glory contained in the remembrance of his Exalted Name

وَحَسبكَ بُرهاناً شَفاعَتهُ الَّتي

يَلوذ بِها في الحَشر كُل مُبَجّلِ

And enough proof is his intercession on the Day of Assembly

Which every honored soul seeks as protection

وَيَستَنقذ الخاطين مِن بَأس نقمة

وَيَفتح للأدنين باب التَّفَضُّلِ

To save the sinners from the torment of wrath

And to open for the lowly the door of kindness

فَأَعظم بِهِ جاهاً يدرّ بِمَجدِهِ

سَحاب العَطا في كُل بدئ وَمُوئلِ

So glorify him with the greatest glory which pours down

The rain of gifts at every beginning and return

بَراهينه الأَكوان طافِحَة بِها

كَما طَفَحت بِالمَدح في فَضلِهِ الجلي

The evidences for him overflowing in the cosmos

As praise overflowed for his manifest virtue

إِذا قلت يا طَه أَغثني يَقول لي

وَفاء الوَفا ها هُوَ أَمامك فَاِجتَلي

If I say, “O Taha help me,” he says to me

“Loyal loyalty, here it is before you so take it”

وَإِن ظَمئت روحي إِلى أَكؤس الوَفا

أَراه يحيني اِمتِناناً فَامتلي

And if my soul thirsts for cups of loyalty

I see him refreshing me graciously so fill up

وَإِن أم قَلبي آمِلا فَيض جُوده

وَفاه بِأَقصى القَصد مِن قادر ملي

And if the heart of a hopeful desires his bursting generosity

His fulfillment meets the utmost goal of the Powerful Author

وَما ظَفرت وَاللَّه كَفيّ بِبغية

سِوى أَن يَكُن فيها بطه توسّلي

And I have never attained, by God the All-Sufficient, any desire

Other than to have Taha as my intercessor

أَلا يا رَسول اللَه يا أَشرَف الوَرى

وَيا مَن عَلَيهِ لا يَزال تَطفلي

Oh Messenger of God, Oh Noblest of Creation

To whom my persistent turning never ceases

تملكني صدق الوداد وَلَم يَزَل

يُداخلني التَّبريح في كُل مفصلِ

Sincerity of affection took hold of me and did not cease

To permeate me with joyfulness in every joint

إِلى أَن تَفانَت جلق بِصَبابَتي

وَلَم أَرَ لي وَجهاً إِلى وَرد منهلِ

Until my determination melted with my youth

And I saw no way to obtain the wished-for drink

ألا يا رَسول اللَّه مَن كُنت غوثه

حَظي بِبُلوغ القَصد في كُلِّ مدخلِ

Oh Messenger of God, whoever you are his succor

Attains the goal sought in every approach

وَهَذي يَدي بِالفَقر صدقاً بَسَطتها

وَما لي شِعار غَير فرط تَذَلُلي

And here I extend my hand in poverty sincerely

And I have no banner but excessive humility

أعاجلك الوهب الَّذي أَنتَ أَهله

وَأَسألُكَ العَيشَ الَّذي بِكَ يَصفو لي

I ask You for the gift for which You are worthy

And I ask You for the life by which mine is set aright

وَأَنتَ رَؤوف وَالمَراحم تَقتَضي

إِغاثة مَن يَرجوك يا خَير مُرسلِ

You are Kind and mercies require

Helping those who hope in You, Oh Best of Messengers

وَأَنتَ عَريض الجاه وَالفَضل واسع

وَمَهما تَقل يسمع فَجد بِالتطولِ

You are abundant in glory, grace and generosity

However little I ask, You hear, so increase my request

عَلَيك صَلاة اللَّهِ ثُم سَلامه

وَآل وَأَصحاب كِرام وَمَن يَلي

Upon You, God’s prayers and peace

Then on Your family, noble companions and followers

صَلاة بِغايات الأَماني كَفيلة

وَفيها لِنَيل السؤل أَيّ توصلِ

Prayers fulfilling hopes are sufficient

Through them to attain what is sought, every means

مدى الدَّهر ما اِفتَرَّ الأَقاح بِرَوضة

يحي شَذاها مسبلا بَعد مسبلِ

As long as the meadows have bloomed in their freshness

Reviving its fragrance after fragrance

وَما أَسعف الجُود الإِلهي بِالوَفا

وَقَرت عُيون السَّير بِالمَشهَد العَلي

And divine generosity has given of loyalty

And the eyes of my journey are content with the Sublime Witness